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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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